Being an Instrument

Remastered Classic Talk: 5/31/17 - True patience, the seed of being consciously kind, begins with the interior work of never forgetting the following: what someone else does, whatever the nature of his or her action, has no authority over who you are.

Imagining all that remains to be done to realize the contentment we seek -- or that we must struggle with to attain some illusive peace of mind -- is like trying to calm the ripples on the surface of a reflecting pond...by throwing a polished stone into its waters.

Classroom Talk: 5/31/2020 - Part 1: Most of us struggle under a pervasive and ultimately punishing belief that we must do something to enlarge and enhance the world in which we live... When what we really need to do is to awaken from the pain of this illusion by realizing this self-liberating Truth: it's impossible for us to have more...